Apryle
Scots edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Apryle
See also edit
- (Gregorian calendar months) Januar, Februar, Mairch, Apryle, Mey, Juin, Julie, August, September, October, November, December (Category: sco:Gregorian calendar months)
Further reading edit
- “Apryle” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.